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Its interesting that when you now call PSA and ask about buying expensive graded cards they give you all the warnings and and what to look for. When I called Decemeber 2011 they told me to make sure the serial numbers match up. When you look for the the card on the PSA site their should be a picture of the card. I would have noticed that the card was different than mine even know the serial numbers match. I would not have made the deal. I will sue PSA eventually. I'm waiting for the right lawyer. I have enough information to prove they screwed me. It will be cheaper for them to buy the cards. I will press until I get some results. There are so many of these cards out there. Only a few know about the scam. I'm getting heat from a few PSA dealers that are only protecting their ™™™. I could care less about them. We have a bigger problem on our hands. Do get me wrong. Some of the blame is mine. I did not know who I was buying from. But I did call PSA before the purchase. Thats my problem.

All This is great information on what to look for. You are forgetting that I did ask for help when I called PSA before the purchase. You don't look for problems if you don't know they exist. The PSA Rep told me to check the serial numbers before making purchase. Its hard to believe thats what I got considering how big this scam is. What I needed to hear is "Be careful, we have had some problems with tampering of cases in the past". And I would not have made the deal. Thanks PSA. I trusted you.

> Most people that would have a Mantle rookie card wouldnt pick PSA to grade it. They would prolly choose Becket for such an expensive card.

Not so. Beckett for modern perhaps, but, PSA for post-war vintage as those so graded command the best prices.


Could be that the plastic shells are being manufactured by counterfeiters. More commonly slabs are carefully pried open and re-used.

Cracks on the rim of a slab would be an obvious clue to look as an indication that a card had been replaced in a PSA slab. One should also be aware of a "frosting" on the rims. When the slabs are pried apart they frost or whiten considerably. Also, examine the paper flip that is inside and compare it to a known good sample. Are the letters lined up vertically where they should be? is the font the same? Etc... you may want to use google and search for "youtube crach psa holder" and watch a few of the results.

Wow, kinda interested in this story. Makes me wonder a few things. I guess the case that had the Mantle card that you bought didnt look tampered with. Like no cracks that look like thay were embeded in the plastic, caused by pressure, not usually a drop or such. So I am wondering if a person can buy PSA cases and embed cards and print out the easy PSA tag? I some how doubt PSA would sell their cases though. So could these scammmers be buying the cases from shady characters that works at PSA? Or could the scammers be manufacturing cases them selves somehow? I do think this---> Most people that would have a Mantle rookie card wouldnt pick PSA to grade it. They would prolly choose Becket for such an expensive card. So that would have made me scratch my head a bit if approached to buy such a card. Also if put in any case from any of the grading companies I would be surprised to see any scuffs or scrapes at all on the cases. Again , when owning such a great card, it gets handled with great care, even the case. Bottom line i guess if you are going to fork out a ton of dough for a card like that, buy it only from someone you trust. If not , hold the card with a maybe a small deposit. Then send the card to Beckett, and have them crack the case, and tell you if its authentic or not... This is what i would do dealing Mantle/ Jordan etc.

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